West Africa: What will happen after the “Sahel-Exit”? (The Bar Magazine)
On January 28th, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced that they are exiting ECOWAS with immediate effect. The divide within…
The Sahel Crisis, Governance, and Security
Jonathan MizeroAssociate, Policyinstitute.net The Sahel region, the ‘underbelly’ of the Sahara desert is one of those geo-politically important, yet under-estimated…
Climate change, illicit economies and community resilience: Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime)
In West Africa, communities grappling with the severe impacts of climate change are turning to organized crime for survival. This…
Blinken pledges $45 mln to boost coastal West Africa security (Reuters)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring…
Climate Change & Human Mobility In Africa: Global Political Implications (Global Forum on Migration and Development via Friedrich Ebert Foundation)
https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/aethiopien/20956.pdf
Senior Study Group for the Sahel: Final Report and Recommendations (USIP)
The United States has not traditionally viewed the Sahel as a region of vital interest, whether in terms of security…
UN aid official urges increased support for Niger (United Nations)
A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support for communities in need…
L’intégration de l’agroécologie dans les politiques publiques du Sénégal (Inter-Réseaux)
Cette étude analyse le processus d’intégration de l’agroécologie dans les politiques publiques du Sénégal et s’interroge sur son potentiel de…
Determinants of Childhood Undernutrition in the Sahel (Policy Commons)
This paper examines country and region-specific determinants of childhood undernutrition in the Sahel which, if integrated into nutrition action, could…
G5 Sahel Region : Country Climate and Development Report – Annex (The World Bank)
The five countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger (the G5) in the Sahel region of Africa are…
Innovation Platforms in Senegal: Evaluation, Challenges and Perspectives for the resilience of agricultural systems (SustainSahel)
As part of the SustainSahel program, Innovation Platforms (IP) were created under the coordination of WP2 to reinforce the collaboration…
Education in the Sahel : The Wealth of Today and Tomorrow (The World Bank)
This brochure summarizes the key messages of the white paper on education in the Sahel and identifies key priorities to…